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28 March 2026
Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent Today’s reading from the gospel of John recalls the words of the high priest Caiaphas, who noted that it ...
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27 March 2026
Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent Many of the readings from the Old Testament towards the end of Lent speak of the hazards of speaking the ...
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26 March 2026
Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent Yesterday’s feast of the Annunciation recalls an interesting historical fact. For many centuries, ...
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25 March 2026
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord The Solemnity of the Annunciation, falling as it does at the end of March, is frequently eclipsed by ...
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24 March 2026
Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent In today’s first reading we hear of the people of Israel who recently escaped from Egypt and are now moving ...
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23 March 2026
Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent The earliest examples of Christian art may be found in the catacombs of Santa Priscilla in the north of Rome. ...
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22 March 2026
Fifth Sunday of Lent Before the liturgical renewal begun by Pius XII, the fifth Sunday of Lent was referred to as Passion Sunday, beginning a ...
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17 January 2026
Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot Jesus tells his followers that he was not called to be with the righteous but with sinners. One of the great ...
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16 January 2026
Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Today's gospel describes how everyone wanted to see Jesus and the crowds prohibited someone who was ...
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15 January 2026
Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Today’s gospel tells the story of Jesus curing a leper. Leprosy at the time of Jesus sent its ...
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